Nonprofit wages match government salaries in Minnesota for the first time

Nonprofit employee wages are on pace with government wages in Minnesota for the first time — indicating that a sector long staffed by people expected to live on little pay while doing good has grown increasingly competitive with other industries.

The average wage at Minnesota nonprofits, excluding much larger hospitals and higher education, was $52,765 compared with the average government sector salary of $52,724 in 2017, according to the most recent state data available.